Created by Morehouse School of Medicine, with support from Ferring Pharmaceuticals—powered by EngagedMD. Designed to equip providers and staff with essential knowledge about fertility equity, these modules are offered at no cost and include:
26 fast-paced video lessons designed for busy healthcare professionals
Nearly 60 minutes total educational content
Real patient stories
Practical tips for improving access and outcomes for Black fertility patients
Those who complete the course will be awarded a Certificate of Completion from Morehouse School of Medicine.
Progressing the Patient & Clinic Experience in Fertility Care
This series explores topics relevant to providers and their teams who work closely with patients in the fertility space.
In this webinar, Addressing Fertility Equity: Clinical Best Practices, we explore systematic challenges Black patients face in accessing fertility care, emphasizing the importance of addressing identity and experience intersections for equitable treatment, and share best practices from clinics working to overcome these challenges. Topics include:
Understanding disparities in the Black patient fertility journey
Hearing from clinic leaders who have had success in establishing leadership in providing equitable care
Learning actionable best practices for furthering equitable care within your clinic
Watch Advancing Access to Fertility Care to hear our expert panel talk about raising awareness around fertility benefits and ways for patients and clinics to navigate the impact of fertility costs. Topics include:
Understanding how financial barriers impede the pursuit of fertility treatment and raising awareness of ways to overcome them
Exploring how to help patients navigate the barriers of cost and improve their access to fertility care
Discovering how healthcare professionals and their clinics can help to improve fertility coverage for their patients
In Overcoming Patient Barriers to Fertility Care, our expert panel dives into common challenges patients face in their fertility journeys that prevent them from pursuing care, and how you, as a member of their care team, can help them overcome those barriers. Topics include:
Understanding patient barriers to fertility care, including misinformation, and how effective education can minimize its impact
Identifying available resources for fertility care and understanding how they are utilized by patients
Learning how to minimize the impact of barriers to patient education, including access/ coverage
Understanding the challenges patients face and how to empower them to successfully navigate them
Watch The Power of Empathy, the first video in this series. This webinar examines the role of empathy in fertility care and explores how it can help improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, as well as reduce staff burnout. Topics include:
Key data and expert panelist perspectives on the importance of empathy in fertility care
Identifying pain points in the patient journey that may require additional support
How to build empathy and forge emotional connections for your patients and practice
Congress Events
In case you missed it
Watch Addressing Gaps and Reaching More Patients: Impacting Family Building Through Advocacy and Legislation, a recording of a panel discussion that took place at ASRM on October 21, 2024. Topics include:
Current legislative and policy initiatives that potentially impact family building in the US
Strategies to influence policy changes by continuing to spotlight the issue of IVF in order to expand coverage across the US
Recent successes and how they might be leveraged as we seek to expand IVF coverage
Find Help Supporting Your Patients
Our programs are designed to help you support your patients—from educational tools so they can learn about treatments, to guides that can help them prepare for their appointments. We also offer a range of financial assistance programs to help them with treatment costs.
Our support programs can help your patients:
Prepare for their appointments
Connect with a fertility coach for one-on-one support
